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Vocalion Records

Vocalion Records, founded 1920: jazz artists and albums on the label.

Artists on Vocalion Records

Billie Holiday 1915–1959 · American jazz singer (1915–1959) Jelly Roll Morton 1890–1941 · American ragtime and jazz pianist, bandleader and composer… Johnny Hodges 1907–1970 · American alto saxophonist (1907–1970) King Oliver 1881–1938 · American jazz cornet player and bandleader Charley Patton 1891–1934 · American Delta blues musician (1891–1934) Mildred Bailey 1907–1951 · Native American jazz singer Stuff Smith 1909–1967 · American musician (1909-1967) Maxine Sullivan 1911–1987 · American blues and jazz singer (1911-1987) Original Dixieland Jass Band 1916– · American jazz band Cootie Williams 1911–1985 · American jazz trumpeter (1911–1985) Clarence Williams 1893–1965 · American jazz pianist, composer, promoter, vocalist… Johnny Dodds 1892–1940 · American jazz clarinetist and alto saxophonist (1892–1940) Jimmie Noone 1895–1944 · American musician (1895–1944) Bunny Berigan 1908–1942 · American musician (1908-1942) Erskine Tate 1895–1978 · American musician (1895–1978) Joe Sullivan 1906–1971 · American musician (1906–1971) Hal Kemp 1904–1940 · American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader… William Frank Newton 1906–1954 · American musician (1906–1954) Midge Williams 1915–1952 · African American swing and jazz singer (1915–1952) Chick Bullock 1898–1981 · American singer (1898-1981) Blind John Davis 1913–1985 · American musician (1913–1985)

Label profile

78 rpm record label, issued in the United States (1921-April 1940), Canada (1921-1930), the United Kingdom (1919-1927, 1936-1954, and 1962-1968), Australia (1927-1931), and New Zealand.

For CDs reissued by the current UK-based label operated by Dutton Laboratories, please see .
For unofficial releases, please see .
Note: The official color of the reddish-brown records is 'Red', as listed in catalogs during that time.

The Vocalion label began in 1917 in the United States as Aeolian Vocalion. It became "Vocalion" when the "Aeolian" was dropped from the label's name in 1921.

In Canada, Scythes Vocalion Co. Ltd. in Toronto was incorporated in April 1921 to both distribute and manufacture Vocalion discs in Canada. The new company's president, E. C. Scythes, had been distributing American-made Vocalion discs in Canada since 1917. The Canadian company was dissolved in February 1930.

In the United Kingdom, Vocalion started in 1920 as a subsidiary of the American label, originally also called Aeolian Vocalion. Here, the original label name was used longer, until 1925.

In November 1924, The Aeolian Company was acquired by The Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company. The new owner continued

Profile from Discogs (CC0)